Privacy Policy

The short version

• There is no Plotwright account and no Plotwright server. We do not receive your outlines.
• Outlines, scene cards, characters, notes and mood boards are kept in the app's storage on your iPhone.
• AI is optional. Plotwright sends text to DeepSeek only after you hold the wax seal to Allow, and only while Use AI is on.
• Photos, camera images and your voice are never sent to DeepSeek.
• No ads, no analytics or attribution SDKs, no cross-app tracking, no App Tracking Transparency prompt, and no in-app purchases.

Stage one: the premise

You can type a premise into the ink well, or tap Voice premise to dictate it. Voice premise uses Apple's speech recognition (US English) to turn what you say into editable text. Plotwright does not ask for on-device-only recognition, so depending on your iPhone and settings Apple may process the audio on its servers under Apple's privacy policy. Plotwright does not save the recording; only the text stays in the premise field.

The bundled sample outline lives inside the app. Opening it copies an editable outline onto your device and makes no network request.

Stage two: shaping the outline (optional AI)

When you tap Shape outline with AI switched on, Plotwright sends DeepSeek:

• the premise you wrote;
• up to eight preference notes you chose to remember earlier (for example, a note about pacing or tone).

DeepSeek replies with a proposed title, chapters and scene cards. Nothing becomes part of your shelf until you choose Keep; Change lets you revise the premise, and Not this discards the draft.

Stage three: the scene coach (optional AI)

Asking the coach about one scene card sends DeepSeek:

• the question you typed;
• the outline's title and premise;
• that scene card's goal, conflict and outcome;
• up to eight remembered preference notes;
• the names and roles of the characters in that outline;
• internal reference numbers of earlier coach results for that outline, which carry no personal meaning.

Not sent: your private scene notes, the wants and flaws on character cards, other outlines, photos, audio, contacts, location, or any account, device or advertising identifier.

The coach returns a suggestion. Your card is not rewritten. If you choose Remember this note, the suggestion is stored on your device as a preference note and may be included in later AI requests as described above.

How the AI connection works

Requests travel over an encrypted connection directly from your iPhone to DeepSeek, using a key built into the app. DeepSeek receives your IP address as part of the connection and handles the request under its own privacy policy, which you can open from Provider privacy policy in Settings. We do not control how long DeepSeek keeps what it receives, so please leave passwords, health details and other sensitive information out of your premises and questions.

To stop, tap Not now on the consent sheet or turn Use AI off in Settings. No further requests are made; writing, editing, the sample and export keep working. Turning AI off cannot recall text DeepSeek has already received.

Stage four: the mood board

Each outline can have a mood board of reference pictures.

• Add from Photos asks for photo library access so you can pick images. Chosen images are copied into the app's own storage.
• Capture reference asks for camera access so you can take a picture for the board. The picture is stored in the app.
• Save board collage asks for permission to add to your photo library and saves a collage image there when you tap it.

Mood board pictures stay on your device. They are not uploaded to us or to DeepSeek.

Stage five: reading and exporting

Read aloud uses the iPhone's built-in system voice and stays off until you turn it on. Export opens the iOS share sheet with your outline as Markdown text; where it goes next is up to you and the app or person you choose.

Where everything is kept

Your outlines, drafts, characters, preference notes, settings, AI consent choice, mood board pictures and navigation state are stored in Plotwright's storage on your iPhone. The built-in AI key copy is kept in the iPhone keychain. Plotwright has no account, no cloud sync and no server of its own, so we cannot see, back up or restore your work. Your device backups follow your own iCloud or computer settings.

Permissions

| Permission | When it is asked | What it is used for | | --- | --- | --- | | Microphone and Speech Recognition | When you tap Voice premise | Turning spoken words into premise text | | Camera | When you tap Capture reference | Taking a mood board picture | | Photo library (read) | When you add from Photos | Choosing reference pictures | | Photo library (add) | When you save a collage | Saving the collage image |

You can decline any of these or change them later in iOS Settings; the rest of the app keeps working.

Removing your information

You can remove individual pictures from a mood board with Remove. The current version has no button to delete a whole outline or character card; to erase everything, delete Plotwright from your iPhone, which removes its local storage. Delete collages you saved to Photos in the Photos app. For information DeepSeek has received, refer to DeepSeek's privacy policy.

Purchases

Plotwright has no in-app purchases. Downloads and any payment are handled by Apple under Apple's terms.

Children

Plotwright is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from them.

Changes to this policy

If the app's handling of information changes, we will update this page and its effective date.

Contact

Questions about privacy: foliodesk@plotwright.app